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12-21-2006, 01:03 AM
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Grey Knight
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Wii Forecast, Accurate?
South Pole Weather Data
These data are the average of hourly measurements obtained at the South Pole Observatory between 0000 and 2300 UT on 30 Apr 2002
* Air Temperature: -55.7 °C ( -68.3 °F )
* Dew Point: -59.0 °C ( -74.2 °F )
* Air Pressure: 687.09 mbar
* Wind Speed: 4.4 m/s
* Wind Direction: 107.9 degrees ( ESE )
* Wind "Steadiness Factor": 98.7
* Precipitation: 0 mm
For more information (or more data), see the NOAA page explaining these data.
http://astro.uchicago.edu/cara/south.../weather2.html
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Well thats odd isnt it, because my forecast says its -14°C at the South Pole... so how accurate is this weathernews huh?  
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12-21-2006, 01:05 AM
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hmmmmm i wonder if nintedo is just making this up....................nah
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12-21-2006, 01:08 AM
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Grey Knight
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http://www.wunderground.com/global/R...mperature.html
well doing more research it turns out its possible for the south pole to reach temperatures that high, as high as -25 degrees celsuis, however the south pole on the wii is dead center and it appears its frigid always there o.o
I dunno anyone got any ideas on this one? Im just curious thats all =P Can't seem to get an actual definitive answer 
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12-21-2006, 01:16 AM
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Global Warming Since 2002!
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12-21-2006, 01:16 AM
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30 Apr 2002 it says..
Today is December 20th 2006.
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12-21-2006, 01:20 AM
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Grey Knight
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Yea i noticed the date too but its the only actual solid data it has. However if you look at the chart and compare i suppose the temperature would be only slightly different, no?
The average for December in 1998 was -28.6 degrees celsuis, The other website said temperatures could get high as -15 during the summer time. But could the earth warmed up that much since then? It just seems the south pole would have been long gone if temperatures were that high >>
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http://www.antarcticconnection.com/a...er/index.shtml
this website has a little thing on the right saying the current temperature is -30, soo... eh i dunno =P
Last edited by DarkenSpirit : 12-21-2006 at 01:22 AM.
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12-21-2006, 02:15 AM
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you realize that right now the southpole is getting a crap load of sunlight and will be getting it for a real long time, daylight=what? like 32 weeks? but with all that sunlight and reflection from the snow, the air temp would be a but high right now. An I beleive in my recent two science classes they mentiond that the southern pole air currents have change recently so that may explain the dif between 1998 and nows temp
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12-21-2006, 02:17 AM
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Grey Knight
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That makes sense, I suppose I was more worried about the air temperature than the actual like core temperature, I suppose this matters in places like the south pole. So I suppose the Wii Forecast takes air temperature then? and how accurate has it been for you guys, compared to tv news weather casts?
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12-21-2006, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkenSpirit
That makes sense, I suppose I was more worried about the air temperature than the actual like core temperature, I suppose this matters in places like the south pole. So I suppose the Wii Forecast takes air temperature then? and how accurate has it been for you guys, compared to tv news weather casts?
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Mine has been accurate, It predicted a snow/rain mix... I waited all day keeping that in mind and was a bit dissapointed but like at 7pm here it started snowing/raining! and the current weather is pretty accurate too, but I live maybe 20-30 Miles from my charted town so, a degree or two off from that distance is pretty damn good!
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